Borefield is
almost ready
The earliest the Woy Woy
borefield is likely to be
brought online is early to
mid-August, according to
Gosford Council’s manager
of asset management Ms
Pam McCann.
Ms McCann said the plant
had been undergoing a series of
tests to ensure water produced
was suitable for community use
and also that the operational and
contractual obligations of the
contractors were met.
“Gosford Council will decide
when to distribute the treated
water only after the test results are
satisfactory,” Ms McCann said.
“The earliest distribution can
occur is early to mid August 2007.
Ms
McCann
noted
that
streamflows would currently be
used in preference to the treatment
plant.
“At present, there are good
streamflows from water catchments
areas at Lower Mangrove Weir,

Mooney and Mardi Dams,” Ms
McCann said.
“This water is being captured via
pumping to both Somersby and
Mardi Treatment Plants and will
be used in preference to the new
Woy Woy Water Treatment Plant to
effectively store the rainwater in the
aquifer on the Peninsula for times
when the streamflows are reduced
in the water catchment areas.”
Ms McCann also noted that, at
present, council had no intention of
specifically harvesting stormwater
to supplement the borefield at Woy
Woy.
“The aquifer is recharged by
annual rainfall and infiltration,
which does include a component
of storm water,” Ms McCann said.
“It is beneficial to utilise the
natural processes of the sand
aquifer in the area to filter and
reduce pollutants and/or organic
loads, and use the aquifer as a
default storage system.”
Lyle Stone, 30 Jul 2007

Board rejects
Peninsula
The naming of the Woy Woy
Peninsula will not go ahead
due to a lack of support from
Gosford Council, according
to the Geographical Names
Board of NSW.
Geographical Names Board
media officer Mr John McClymont
said that council had told them that
it “does not support” the formal
geographical name of Woy Woy
Peninsula.
“The board decided at it’s meeting
… that it would not proceed with this
proposal,” Mr McClymont said.
“The board noted that there
are 16 geographical names that

include the name Woy Woy.”
Department of Lands media
officer Mr Kevin Richards also
stated that council claimed “there
is no need to recognize this name
as a geographical name”.
Previously, council officers had
opposed an attempt to name the
area as the word “Peninsula” covers
“a piece of land almost surrounded
by water, especially one connected
with the mainland by only a narrow
neck of land or isthmus”.
They said that under this
definition the land known as
the “The Peninsula” was “not
appropriate”.
Lyle Stone, 30 Jul 2007

A council map of the proposed subject land for the shared pathway

Officers support foreshore cycle path
Gosford Council officers have
recommended approval of a
proposed shared pedestrian
and cycle pathway along the
Woy Woy foreshore reserve,
from Brickwharf Rd to the
Peninsula Leisure Centre.
The application has drawn 33
submissions from the community,
of which 25 raised objections
and eight were in support of the
proposal.
A further three submissions were
made following the notification of
amended plans.
Submissions
included
suggestions for an alternative
route along the roadway, claims of
the project being an “unnecessary
waste of money”, and concerns
over maintenance, visual impact,
appearance, size, design, safety,
noise and environmental impact.
One submission stated that
cycleways and shared pathways
were needed and desired, but not
on the reserve.
Another stated that the proposed
pathway was not practical for
cyclists as a transport alternative.
Council officers stated that the
off road cycleway was favoured
over a dedicated on-road cycleway

which would remove existing street
parking.
They also stated that on road
cycleways were designed to
provide transport alternative for
experienced cyclists while offroad shared pathways were
designed for the “young, elderly
and inexperienced pedestrians
and cyclists to travel in safety by
avoiding busy major roadways”.
In response to concerns over
the proposed development being
unnecessary and a “waste of
money”, officers stated that the
Review of Environmental Factors
provided justification for the
proposed development.
The Review stated that an
increase in vehicular traffic and a
high cycling population combined
with a large aged community
who “enjoy walking and other
recreational pursuits” meant that
a shared pathway would provide
an improvement in safety for both
cyclists and pedestrians.
Officers also stated that while
there were still “many streets”
on the Woy Woy Peninsula that
needed improvements, it would
be wise to take advantage of the
government grants on offer for this
project.

One submission suggested
that the pathway should follow
the waters edge for its full length,
due to it being a more “scenic and
attractive route” and also due to
concerns about its closeness to
house boundaries.
Officers stated that for the most
part, the pathway was as close
as could be permitted to Brisbane
Water, however environmental and
safety issues limited the placement
of the walkway at the waters edge
in some areas.
Officers stated that the proposed
location therefore represented
a tradeoff between minimising
environmental
impacts
and
maintaining residential amenity.
Several submissions related to
the safety of the pathway being
shared usage between cyclists
and pedestrians, as well as other
users of the reserve.
Council officers stated that
walkers and joggers would
continue to have the option to use
the grassed areas if they choose.
“The
proposal
does
not
significantly restrict or interfere
with other users of the reserve,”
officers stated.

Continued on page 3

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Trade declines since smoking ban
Peninsula
clubs
have
experienced a downturn
in trade since the July 2
smoking ban was introduced
in all NSW licensed venues,
according to operators.
All indoor areas of hotels, clubs
and nightclubs that are open to
the general public must now be
completely smoke-free.
Woy
Woy
Leagues
Club
assistant secretary-manager Ms
Judy Gribble said that trade was
down since July 2 and “the effect
was felt from all clubs”.
“We knew the change was
coming and we have been affected

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like everyone else,” Ms Gribble
said.
“We have found our newlyrenovated outdoor area has helped
in catering to our smoking patrons’
needs.
“You’ve got to look at the ban in a
positive way, especially the health
benefits.”
Club
Umina
marketing
coordinator Ms Kasey Poulton said
that, although the first few weeks
of the ban have been “a little bit
quieter”, the club is slowly starting
to go back to normal trading.
“[The ban] is not as bad as
everyone expected it to be,” Ms
Poulton said.

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“We have been getting a lot of
positive feedback from smokers
and non-smokers who are happy
with the way we have catered to
everyone’s needs.
“Since the 2004 announcement
of the ban, the club has built an
outdoor terrace area for smokers.
“The club has also put in place
an eight minute reserve on all
poker machines to allow patrons a
smoking and toilet break.”
Many of the clubs and hotels on
the Peninsula offer gaming patrons
a similar reserve service.
Everglades
Country
Club
assistant secretary-manager Mr
Mark Langdon said along with the
smoking ban, the “cold winter chill”
didn’t help with trade over the past
month.

“Winter is one of our slowest
times of the year, in terms of
trading,” Mr Langdon said.
“It is still early times and we are
taking a positive approach to it all.
“We have built two new outdoor
smoking areas for patrons and
continue to improve the club for all
patrons and their needs.
According to a 2005 survey
by NSW Health, 57.3 per cent of
respondents said that no smoking
in indoor areas would make no
difference to their patronage, 35.3
per cent said they would be likely
to frequent licensed premises more
often, while 7.5 per cent indicated
they would frequent licensed
premises less often.
Clare Graham, 2 Aug 2007

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In the last edition of Peninsula
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that “over the last 10 years
median house prices on the
Peninsula have increased by
more than 10 per cent”.
This statement should have read
“over the last 10 years median
house prices on the Peninsula
have increased each year by more
than 10 per cent”.
Clare Graham, 2 Aug 2007

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Andrews calls on Lloyd for funding
Member for Gosford Marie
Andrews has called on
Federal Local Government
Minister and Member for
Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd to
approve
Commonwealth
funding towards “vital safety
works” at Pearl Beach and
Blackwall Mountain.
Ms
Andrews
said
she
understood the State Government
had recommended the proposed
Gosford Council works be carried
out under the Natural Disaster
Mitigation Program, which was
jointly funded by State, Federal
and local governments.
“Council has applied for funding
for risk assessments and safety
works, such as rock-bolting or
fence construction, to reduce the
risk of rockfalls and landslips at
Patonga Dr and Pearl Beach Dr,
Pearl Beach,” Ms Andrews said.
“This will help protect residents
and road users in the area from
the risk of damage and reduce
the chance of the Pearl Beach

and Patonga communities being
isolated by road closures caused
by rockfalls or landslips.
“It also sought funding to
construct a 4.5 metre drop zone
and cyclone mesh safety barriers
to reduce the likelihood of debris
falling on the roadway and causing
damage or traffic disruption, as
part of a larger roadworks project
to improve safety on Blackwall
Mountain.
“The total cost of the three
projects is $675,000.
“If they are approved under the
Program, the State and Federal
governments and council each
would contribute $225,000.”
Ms Andrews said she understood
State Emergency Services Minister
Mr Nathan Rees had written to Mr
Lloyd in June advising him of the
projects NSW had endorsed for
Program funding and seeking his
approval of the recommended
works.
“Under the terms of the program,
Mr Lloyd needs to sign off on the
recommended list of works before

they can proceed,” Ms Andrews
said.
“I believe the State Government
and Gosford City Council have
agreed on the need for these
Pearl Beach and Blackwall
Mountain works but they cannot
happen until Mr Lloyd agrees and
the Commonwealth funding is
provided.
“I call on him to approve these
works so council can start this work
to protect the local community.
“Residents of the Central Coast
last month endured dreadful
hardship and damage from severe
storms and floods.
“The
Federal
Government
must not now turn its back on this
community.”
Ms Andrews said council
had also sought funding for the
installation of water level gauges
to record flood, rainfall and stream
data across the Gosford floodplain
and nine other projects.
Press release, 27 Jul 2007
Marie Andrews,
Member for Gosford

Dredging planned for October
Dredging of the Ettalong Point
Shoal should be completed in
October, according to a report
to Gosford Council’s Coastal
and Estuary Management
Committee.
The dredging “should take about
two weeks depending on the
weather conditions”.

A report to council stated that
it was “a priority to dredge the
Brisbane Water to achieve safe
navigation”.
It reported that a meeting was
held with the Minister Tony Kelly
about funding assistance.
Council officer and committee
member Mr Peter Freewater

had also developed a brief for
the dredging plan and a Review
of Environmental Factors which
was currently under review by the
Department of Lands.
The department was preparing
tendering documents to undertake
the work.
Council agenda CE.008,
7 Aug 2007

The rockwall at Patonga Dr

Questions about
Pearl Beach Dr
Questions about Pearl Beach
Dr were raised by councillors
at Gosford Council’s meeting
of July 24.
Both Cr Vicki Scott and Cr Terri
Latella asked council’s Director of
City Services Mr Stephen Glenn
about the road.
Cr Scott asked the director if a
consultants report on Pearl Beach
Dr could be made available to
councillors and the public.
Cr Scott also asked what action
was being taken to secure funding
to act on recommendations from
the report.
Mr Glenn said the report would
be with council within the week, at
which point staff would develop a

program to implement the works.
Mr Glenn also said that there
was a “promise to go back to the
community”.
Cr Latella asked if a professional
assessment of the stability of the
mountain between the hairpin
bend on Pearl Beach Dr including
the area above Old Cliff Rd could
be obtained.
Mr Glenn said that one had been
obtained at the beginning of July
when council undertook a major
amount of work in the area.
Mr Glenn said this had been the
subject of a consultant’s report that
would be available to council within
a “couple of weeks”.
Council agenda Q.79, Q.81,
24 Jul 2007

design” engineer Mr Peter Sheath
has told council that the consultant
“was proceeding more slowly than
his project program indicated”.
Council’s
Flood
Risk
Management
Committee
has
since resolved that the relevant
officers meet with the Director
of Environment and Planning
Ms Colleen Worthy-Jennings
to discuss the progress of the
study.
Council agenda FM 003,
7 Aug 2007

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Time for mall in
Blackwall Rd
The Peninsula Chamber of
Commerce calls for a traffic
review, in regard to the
decline of passing trade.
Might I suggest a development
that would make Woy Woy an even
greater highlight of the Central
Coast.
In the late 1970s, Gosford town

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planners suggested improvements
on the Woy Woy waterfront, and
this has largely happened.
Also, they proposed a mall in
Blackwall Rd in the town centre.
This met with no support.
Now we are ready for it.

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Imagine a mall with landscaping,
a shell performing stage, an aviary,
a mini-outdoor cinema, with cafes,
take aways and dining.
This would make Woy Woy,
twice blessed, and the Hub of the
Central Coast.
Keith Whitfield
Woy Woy

More forum on page 14

Life is to be enjoyed
Everybody deserves plenty
of time for stress relief.
Massage, meditation and gentle
yoga are all very good bliss-out
techniques.
Even just doing a gentle all-over
stretch to relaxing music, with
candes and aromatherapy, can be
wonderful.
Meditation,
stretching
and
stress relief information is always
available through books, DVDs,
CDs, and on the internet.
Whilst you should always check

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with your doctor regarding any new
exercise program, brisk exercise
can increase that feel-good factor,
caused by endorphins.
Hydrotherapy, which includes
spas, swimming and massaging
showers are very helpful to reduce
stress, as are saunas and steam
rooms.
Oh, and don’t forget to
compliment others with a positive

and honest remark.
A good compliment can brighten
anybody’s day.
Also do keep hugging family,
friends and acquaintances.
It is well known that every hug
adds five minutes to your life
span.
Trying these healthy bliss-out
techniques will keep you happy
and smiling.
Life is to be enjoyed - so enjoy!
Juanita Hutchesson
Umina

Support for protection
Subsequent to my Forum
letter (Peninsula News, July
9) on Ettalong foreshore
plans, Council released the
review of those plans carried
out by the Department of
Lands.
The following are extracts from
their letter to Council dated May
2007:
“It is evident that this foreshore
is subject to divergent pressures
including erosive conditions from
wind and estuary currents which
affect beach stability and capacity
to protect infrastructure, fulfill
social needs and the developing
economic needs of the community.
“A number of recommendations
within the POM will require
additional environmental, social
and scientific studies in order to be

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contribution conditions
undertaken or implemented.”
“A main point of concern is the
age of the base document ... During
the ensuing period environmental
conditions within the study area
have altered significantly, resulting
in a need to generally update the
documents.”

“The POM must include a
strategy to address foreshore
erosion.”
“A coastal engineer should be
engaged to design a structure to
dissipate wave energy in a more
effective and environmentally
sustainable way ... the estuarine
system does not naturally replenish
sand deposits on this beach area
[refers to the need for an effective
ongoing
sand
replenishment
program].”
I believe these comments support
the foreshore protection concerns
outlined in my earlier letter.
For the sake of future
generations, it is important Council
makes sustainable decisions with
the benefit of up-to-date expert
input.
Michael Gillian
Ettalong Beach

Much ado is being made of the
fact that the New South Wales
government has reduced its
subsidy of the cost of local
council elections through the
Electoral Commission.
Recent reports suggest that it
will cost local ratepayers about five
dollars each, about $500,000, from
the collected rates to pay for the
election of local councillors.
Whether the proportion borne
by the State Government is the
same as the ratio of local citizen
ratepayers
to
non-ratepaying
citizens or whether this is another
unrecognised inequitable State
Government tax, I do not know.
I do know that this is a great
opportunity to totally modernise
and rationalise in the light of
fabulous advances in technology.
For over 20 years, I have
advocated that the openness and
honesty of elections together with
a reduction of costs can be simply
achieved.
The greatest cost of elections is
in the casual wages paid to people
who in the main are already paid
well above the national average.
They act on behalf of the Electoral
Commission on election day.
The same result can be far
more expeditiously concluded and
expeditiously undertaken by voting
through the State TAB operation.
If anyone says that is not
absolutely secure, they should
consider that they are also saying

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that the government and police are
sanctioning and accessories to the
corrupt theft of gambler’s and/or
government money.
I suggest that in fact TAB
office security now allows for
identification of people “voting
early and frequently”, ghosts and
multiple identities.
The TAB staff are already trained
to identify ineligible clients ie. under
18.
Why do we have to provide
points indentification to commercial
institutions but not the more
important voting scrutineers?
The cost to each local council
should be in the order of $10,000
per election or referendum.
I am sure that the operators of
the TAB would be delighted to
pick up about a further $2 million
each year local elections are held based on about 200 local councils
in NSW.
Certainly the taxpayers and
ratepayers of New South Wales
will be delighted to see a reduction
of this magnitude.
Does the lack of use of the
system of indelible ink on the finger
to identify those who have already
voted reveal an inadequacy in
Australia to ensure fair open
democracy?
Richard J. Newby
Woy Woy

End pork-barrelling
Mr Howard’s political stunt
in relation to the Mersey
Hospital in Devonport is a
double-whammy exercise in
pork-barrelling.
The marginal seat situation in
any close election invites political
leaders of both major parties to
engage in largesse which has
nothing to do with economic or
health responsibility.
If, in this particular case, the
situation allows the PM to rubbish
an ALP State in the process the
temptation becomes irresistible.
What really matters here is the
cause of this opportunism: it is the

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single-member electoral district.
In other words, Australia’s
dominant electoral system is
the problem as it the problem for
so many other political system
deficiencies, including the twoparty system itself.
Yes, this appears to be a taboo
subject for discussion in Australia.
Pork-barrelling is a widespread,
costly
malpractice
at
most
elections.
It is a scourge that can only
be avoided by changing the
electoral system to proportional
representation with multi-member
electorates.
Klaas Woldring
Pearl Beach

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Rename bridge,
says Andrews
Member for Gosford Marie
Andrews has called on
Gosford
councillors
to
reverse their decision to
name the new cycle and
pedestrian bridge after Spike
Milligan.
“After Council, by the narrowest
of margins, decided to name the
bridge Spike Milligan Bridge, my
office in Woy Woy has received
numerous
complaints
from
disappointed Peninsula residents,”
Ms Andrews said.
“Residents told me they felt
naming a room after Spike Milligan
in council’s upgraded Woy Woy
library was a sufficient tribute to
the English comedian.
“I’m
quickly
gaining
the
impression that residents would be
satisfied if the bridge was simply
called the Woy Woy Bridge.
Ms Andrews claims that residents
feel most upset because council
did not bother to consult with them
over the naming of the bridge.
“The issue has the potential to
divide this compact community

of over 35,000 residents,” Ms
Andrews said.
“To add insult to injury, council
took notice of a petition initiated by
a person who doesn’t even live on
the Peninsula and decided to act
on that.
“Councillors, like Members of
Parliament, are elected to serve
the community whether they live
on the Woy Woy Peninsula or not.
“This decision is seen as yet
another slap in the face for Woy
Woy Peninsula residents who
already feel unrepresented on
council.
“Continuing problems with dirty
water coming through their taps
on a regular basis; lack of decent
local roads, kerb and guttering;
proposals to increase their rates
and now an unpopular decision
to name their bridge, all combined
have left Peninsula residents
wondering who represents them in
council.”
Press release, 26 Jul 2007
Marie Andrews,
Member for Gosford

Lions club does its best
The Woy Woy Peninsula
Lions Club has broken its
own records for fund-raising
and donations, according
to project officer Mr Elmo
Caust.
Mr Caust said: “Outgoing
president Hope Brady congratulated
club members on the achievement,
indicating that funds raised during
the year exceeded $45,000.
“Using club reserves, it was able
to distribute $52,000 to help those
in need,” Mr Caust said.
“Most funds were raised from
community projects such as the
monthly car boot sale, sale of

Save Sight, Gosford Hospital
Lions Renal Unit, Careflight,
Fairhaven, Woy Woy Peninsula
Neighbourhood Services, Gosford
Coast Shelter, Lions Hearing Dogs,
Childflight and the Ettalong Baptist
Church Day Care.
President Ian Taylor commended
Ms Brady on an excellent year
and in particular he registered his
admiration for the generosity of our
local community.
The annual changeover meeting
was held on June 18.
Press release, 17 Jul 2007
Elmo Caust,
Peninsula Lions Club

Window shattered
Police were called to a
house at West St, Umina, on
Monday, July 30, after a man
discovered a window in his
house to be shattered by a
small round object.
Upon investigation police found
what appeared to be a small lead
sinker in the bedroom wall opposite
the damaged window.
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Officer Mr Wayne Chaffey said
the man was asleep when the
object came through the bedroom
window.
“Unfortunately because the
incident was reported so late,
police were unable to gain enough
information to make further
investigations,” Mr Chaffey said.
“There were no witnesses to the
incident and minimal evidence.”
According to the Umina resident

whose window was damaged in
the incident, he “had no idea who
would do such a thing”.
“I am just glad my son wasn’t
home at the time because it would
have missed his bed by about half
a metre.
“Even though it was only a
small object, the pellet would have
knocked your head off if fired from
a high-powered weapon.”
Clare Graham, 2 Aug 2007

Terracotta pots now in stock
All sizes ex large and small.
Cactus squares and half wall pots
New art in gallery - New jewellery range

Mums start business at home
Two
Peninsula
stay-athome mums have started a
business making and selling
cleaning products and beauty
products.
Korina Ivatt and her friend of 17
years Darnell Riviere, who have
formed the company “Joliv”, said
they were looking for a way to earn
money while being able to be with
their children
“We hand-make creams with
no synthetic preservatives or
additives,” Ms Ivatt said.
“I began making my own natural
products a few years ago after
discovering that nearly everything
on the market has hidden synthetic
preservatives.
“Products
including
things
marketed as natural often have
parabens, ammonium detergents,
chemical
solvents,
synthetic
thickeners and emulsifiers, to
name a few.”
Another motivation was that
Korina’s daughter, Olivia, now
almost five, suffers from eczema.
“I hated using steroid creams on
her to clear it up, so making my
own products was a very personal
challenge on her behalf,” Ms Ivatt
said.
“Once I started on the truly allnatural path, I couldn’t stop.
“I started making cleaning
products and converting family and

Psychic event
for charity
The Woy Woy Peninsula will
have its first “psychic and
alternative” charity event
on Saturday, December 1, at
Everglades Country Club.

Ms Darnell Riviere attending a market

friends.
“That is how I came to be in
business with my friend, Darnell
Riviere.”
Korina said that she and Darnell
had three small children between
them and neither of them wanted to
go back to working 70-plus hours a
week in their previous careers.
“We thought why couldn’t we do
this for other people who also want
natural products for themselves
and their families,” Ms Ivatt said.
“People are sick of buying
products that claim to be all natural
but are in fact hiding synthetic
preservatives and other nasty
ingredients that are harming us or
our children.”
Korina and Darnell named their
company Joliv and are building
its reputation as a place where
handmade freshly-prepared natural
products are available with nothing

artificial added.
“We are extremely proud of what
we are creating and honoured
to be featured recently on the
Planet Page of Better Homes and
Gardens” Ms Ivatt said.
“Unlike a lot of our competitors,
we do not buy ready-made bases
and just add essential oils.
“We make all our products
from scratch using all natural
ingredients.
“And what makes them unique is
that as our products can be tailormade, they are suitable for people
with allergies or intolerances.
“We can leave out a product
or find a suitable replacement
if someone can’t have it due to
possible reactions.”
For further information, visit the
website www.joliv.com.au
Press release, 28 Jul 2007
Korina Ivatt, Joliv

PEACE OF MIND
FOR YOU
AND THOSE
CLOSE TO YOU

belly dancing and the Drumbala
drumming group, beginning at
12.30pm.
The event will include a
number of psychic and alternative
practices for people to experience
such as psychic readings, bowen
therapy, rekindled ancient wisdom,
reiki sessions, massage, and
reflexology.
Stalls will be selling goji juice, wax
art drawings, aura photographs,
alternative books and music, and
home-made jewellery.
According to Ms Bartle, the
psychic and alternative is something
that is not well advertised on the
Peninsula.
“We look forward to the event
opening up people’s eyes on the
Peninsula to a new way of thinking,”
Ms Bartle said.
For more information please
contact Kathy-Maree Bartle at
dolphin_cove@hotmail.com.

Event coordinator Ms KathyMaree Bartle said the focus of the
day would be to raise money for
several cancer research groups.
“We are looking to raise at least
$1000 for each cause including
prostate cancer, breast cancer and
ovarian cancer,” Ms Bartle said.
“Cancer is such a personal thing
that affects many people on the
Peninsula.
“We are hoping the day will be an
intimate and personal experience
for everybody attending, in order
for them to explore the psychic and
alternative.”
The day begins at 9.30am and
finishes at 3.30pm.
A $5 entry fee on the day will
include a lunchtime display of

Clare Graham, 3 Aug 2007

Council works
Gosford Council has been
conducting
projects
in

Umina, Patonga and Daleys
Point recently.
Internal works are currently
underway at the Ocean Beach
Surf Club, while internal works are
being completed at the Umina Surf
Club.
Footpaths and accesses are
being constructed on Mt Ettalong
Rd, Umina.
General
maintenance
and
stabilisation works are taking place
at the Patonga camping ground
and foreshore reserve.
The camping ground and
southern end of the reserve are
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Revised plans could
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A revised Ettalong Beach
Reserve Plan of Management
and Ettalong Beach Dune
Management Plan could be
submitted to the Department
of Lands for its review
for adoption, following a
recommendation by Gosford
Council officers.

with the recommendations of the
Plan of Management.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allowances for global warming,
climate change and associated
sea level changes have been
made in the existing document.
However, these issues would also
be considered longer term events
than cannot be covered by the
plan.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The plan should only attempt
to deal with short to medium term
issues.â&#x20AC;?
The department said additional
studies in preparation of a Review
of Environmental Factors or/and
Environmental Impact Statement
for works should be prepared in
association with pending works.
However, the additional studies
were â&#x20AC;&#x153;never intended to be a prerequisite for the adoption of the
planâ&#x20AC;?.
The report suggested that
council now needed to look â&#x20AC;&#x153;more
urgentlyâ&#x20AC;? at what specific issues
in the recommendations require
immediate attention such as
erosion at Lance Webb Reserve.
The report noted that proposed
sand
nourishment
works,
suggested to take place four times
over a 50-year period, had not
taken place in 2004 as planned.
It stated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has not occurred
and the level of erosion in the area,
especially at Lance Webb Reserve
has been exacerbated due to storm
and general erosion pressuresâ&#x20AC;?.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is sufficient current
information to determine that
action inline with the study
recommendations is overdue.â&#x20AC;?

Funding options for foreshore
stabilisation works near Lance
Webb Reserve may also be
investigated as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;high priorityâ&#x20AC;?.
Council is unlikely to engage
a coastal engineer in the near
future to study the area laid out
in the two plans, as there was no
binding recommendation from the
department for it to do so.
In a recent response to council,
the department stated that the
seven-year-old Ettalong Beach
- Bangalow St to Picnic Parade
Foreshore Management Study
and Plan was sufficient to address
the coastal processes and identify
risks and management options
associated with proposed and
existing development in the area.
It stated that the plan of
management could be adopted
â&#x20AC;&#x153;prior to further studies being
preparedâ&#x20AC;?.
It stated that: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The existing
study is considered an acceptable
assessment of concerns and
makes adequate recommendations
for general mitigative measuresâ&#x20AC;?.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The existing study is in-depth
enough to identify issues and
impacts on the local coastal
environment.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is also the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position
that the recommendations of the
2000 report are generally consistent

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7 Aug 2007

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Memorial will be kept
A Vietnam Veterans Memorial
is likely to be retained as
part of a covered barbecue
area, under the proposed
Ettalong Beach Reserve Plan
of Management.
The memorial consists of a plinth
and also a covered barbecue area,
both having a mounted plaque.
Gosford Council officers stated
that the short term remediation plan
proposed that covered barbecues
would be placed in the same
location as the existing memorial.
Officers stated that: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No difficulty
is foreseen in retaining or replacing
the existing Memorial plinth, or in
designating the proposed group of
covered barbecues to be part of
the Memorial.â&#x20AC;?
Officers have recommended that
the suggestion be incorporated in
to the plan.
Council agenda CIT.22,
7 Aug 2007

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Popular dog returns home
Woy Woy resident Ms
Shirley Lowry describes
her dog Rusty as one of the
most popular dogs on the
Peninsula.

The new lights on Railway St and George St, Woy Woy

Andrews welcomes
new traffic lights
Member for Gosford Ms Marie
Andrews
has
welcomed
the new traffic lights which
were recently switched on
at Railway St and George St,
Woy Woy.
Ms Andrews said the new traffic
signals at the intersection would
improve safety in the area.
“The Iemma Labor Government
has provided $600,000 for the
new signals, to improve access to
the bus and rail interchange,” Ms
Andrews said.
“Safety improvements have also
been made to the intersection of
Railway St and George St, Woy
Woy, with the installation of these
traffic control signals.

“The installation of the traffic
signals will give buses and taxis
direct access to the Woy Woy Rail
Station transport interchange from
the Deepwater Plaza area.
“This will eliminate the need for
buses from George St to carry
out a U turn at the Charlton St
roundabout, 150 metres away.
“The signals will improve safety
for all vehicles as well as for
pedestrians crossing Railway St to
access trains, buses and taxis.
“The project will also improve
the efficiency of public transport
using the interchange and improve
the connection to the shopping
precinct.”
Press release, 31 Jul 2007
Marie Andrews, Member for Peats

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Rusty was stolen in May and
found by microchip in a Darwin
pound, almost 4000 kilometres
away from his Waterloo Ave home
on July 24,.
Ms Lowry said she is astounded
by the amount of attention Rusty
has received since arriving home.
“Rusty
has
appeared
on
everything,” Ms Lowry said.
“On television, radio, newspapers,
shopping centre appearances, you
name it.
“He has even been asked to
make a celebrity appearance at
Newcastle’s Doggy Walk Day on
September 26.”
But despite all the attention Ms
Lowry and her husband Dennis are
“ecstatic” to have their eight year
old poodle-Maltese cross home.
“Words cannot describe how

happy we are to see Rusty again,”
Ms Lowry said.
“We just love him to death.”
According to Ms Lowry, Rusty
was treated to a welcome home
party after returning from his “big
adventure”.
“We had a barbecue for Rusty
to celebrate his return,” Ms Lowry
said.
“His closest canine friends Fluffy,
Daisy and Zoe came along too.”
Rusty went missing on May 7,
from the general store on the corner
of Trafalgar Ave and Waterloo Ave,
Woy Woy.
Ms Lowry said she had tied Rusty
up out the front of the shop before
walking inside to get the paper.
“I had only been inside the shop
for no more than 20 seconds,” Ms
Lowry said.
“When I came outside and
realised Rusty was gone, I ran
down the street to see if I could
catch a glimpse of him.
“But there was no trace of him.

“The only way I found out he had
been stolen was because of a lady
passing by.
“She said she had seen a man
on a bike leading Rusty away.”
Ms Lowry said she never gave
up hope for Rusty.
“My husband and I walked the
streets at night looking for Rusty
and put up posters all over the
Peninsula in hope of finding him,”
Ms Lowry said.
Ms Lowry said she is “very
disappointed and angry” at the
person who took Rusty from her.
“I cannot understand why
someone would go to the trouble
of stealing a dog and not look after
it properly,” Ms Lowry said.
“When we picked Rusty up from
the airport I could hardly recognise
him.
“He looked neglected.
“One of the first things I did when
we got home from the airport was
to give him a good bath.”
Clare Graham, 2 Aug 2007

Anti-nuclear talk
Anti-nuclear campaigner and
Central Coast resident Dr
Helen Caldicott will give a
talk entitled “Nuclear Power
is Not the Answer” at the
Pearl Beach Community Hall
on Sunday, August 12.
“She has devoted her life to the
campaign against nuclear power
and is recognised as a leading
spokesperson for the anti-nuclear
movement,” organiser Mr Klaas
Woldring said.
“Dr Caldicott is a Nobel Peace

Prize nominee and the recipient of
the 2003 Lannan Prize for Cultural
Freedom.
“Both the Smithonian Institute
and the Ladies’ Home Journal
have named her one of the most
influential women of the 20th
century.
“A best selling author, she
divides her time between Australia
and Washington DC, where she is
the president of the Nuclear Policy
Research Institute.
“Given the enormous interest in
Climate Change and the need for

all peoples to reduce their carbon
print and safeguard their health,
the issue of nuclear power has reemerged as an extremely important
one to settle.
“Dr Caldicott recently appeared
as an expert on the ABC’s
Difference of Opinion program.”
Mr Woldring said the meeting
would start at 2pm and had been
organised by “concerned Pearl
Beach residents”.
The entry fee is $5.
Press release, 1 Aug 2007
Klaas Woldring

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Flower remedies
The Peninsula Women’s
Health Centre will be hosting
a group on “Australian
Bush Flower Essences and
Remedies”.
“Kathy Maree Bartle will discuss
how these bush flower essences
and remedies are targeted at
Australian energies and how easy
they are to use,” health education
worker Ms Kate Bradfield said.
“Kathy will demonstrate how
they can make a difference in

women’s lives with problems such
as menopause, cramping and
period pain.”
The workshop will be held over
three sessions on Tuesday, August
14, 21 and 28, from 7pm to 9pm.
The cost is a gold coin donation.
For more information or to book,
telephone the centre on 4342
5905.
Press release, 31 Jul 2007
Kate Bradfield,
Peninsula Women’s Health Centre

Opening is celebrated
Around 60 friends and
supporters
gathered
to
celebrate the official opening
of Mary Mac’s Place on
Friday, July 27.
The new site is located in the
Ethel Cox Parish Centre and is part
of the recently completed St John
the Baptist Parish development at
100 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy.
Project coordinator Ms Robyn
Schacht said Mary Macs Place
was “most grateful” to the many
people who contributed to the great
success of the open day.
She mentioned Mary Scarf and
her team of caterers, Pat Savage
and members of the Parish Craft
Group and Gabriel Rossey the
event decorator.
Ms Schacht said the major
benefactors, who made the
relocation
possible,
were
recognised on the Roll of Honour in
the foyer of the Ethel Cox Centre.
The major sponsors include
Newcastle Permanent Building
Society, St Vincent de Paul, Central

Coast Community Chest, Gosford
Council and Ettalong Beach War
Memorial Club.
The open day was hosted by St
John the Baptist Parish Priest, Fr
John Hill and members of the Mary
Mac’s Place Steering Committee
including Member for Gosford Ms
Marie Andrew, Parish Pastoral
Council representative Ms Louise
Degeling and President of St
Vincent de Paul Society, Woy Woy,
Mr Bill Raper.
“A huge debt of gratitude is owed
to Fr John Hill and the parishioners
of St John the Baptist,” Ms Schacht
said.
“Their generous support and
strong commitment to establishing
a permanent home for Mary Mac’s
Place within the parish community
centre is greatly appreciated.
“Mary Mac’s Place volunteers
are now able to support 50 people
a day with nutritious, hot meals
and information and referrals to
appropriate community services.”
Press release, 3 Aug 2007
Robyn Schacht, Mary Macs Place

Free massage
for babies
Babies can receive free leg
and foot massages as part
of free demonstrations for
their parents or carers, at the
Peninsula Leisure Centre, as
part of international Infant

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Massage Awareness Week
from August 1 - 7.
According to Gosford Council,
the technique was “fully endorsed
by the International Association of
Infant Massage”.
The media release stated:
“Research indicates that baby
massage deepens bonds between
parents or carers and infants while
stimulating physical development
and relieving colic and stomach
discomfort.
“As well as offering shared
moments together, baby massage
classes also allow parents to
widen their social circles and
compare parenting experiences
with others.”
One-hour
baby
massage
classes are currently held weekly
at the Peninsula Leisure Centre on
Wednesday and Friday at 1pm.
The courses run for six weeks.
Bookings are essential and can
be made by calling the Peninsula
Leisure Centre on 4325 8123.
Press release, 20 Jul 2007
Marion Newall, Gosford Council

The opening of the Vidler Ave Medical Centre with Don Leggett speaking while Dr John Caska stands by

New medical centre opens
A medical centre two years in
the making officially opened
on Vidler Ave, Woy Woy on
Saturday, August 4.
More than $1.5 million was
invested to provide this “first class”
medical facility for the Woy Woy
Peninsula.
A group of local investors led
by Dr John Caska said they saw
the potential to develop a medical
facility that would further improve
the range of services and facilities
on the Peninsula.
The group said they realised
that a modern purpose-built centre
would be needed to attract doctors
and new enhanced services.
Vidler Ave Medical Centre
secretary Ms Alice Caska said the
new medical centre added to the
extensive services and facilities
offered by the adjacent Brisbane
Waters Private Hospital.
“The result is this impressive
and functional structure that has
become the most prominent
landmark in the street,” Ms Caska
said.
“The building and fit out used a
spacious energy efficient design,
complete with its own lift and
powerful integrated computer

system.”
The centre offers several new
and enhanced services to the
Peninsula community.
Dr Paul Caska has commenced
his Surgeslim Lap-Banding Clinic
at the centre.
“Dr
Caska’s
clinic
gives
local patients easy access to
revolutionary weight loss surgery
with full local professional support,”
Ms Caska said.
“Many of these procedures have
already been performed at the
hospital with great success and
patient satisfaction.”
The Hiatus Hernia and Reflux
Centre is another new service
where patients are investigated,
diagnosed
and
given
a
recommendation to an optimal
treatment of this “common and
painful condition”.
Oesophageal
Diagnostic
Services has extended its services
from its Sydney and Newcastle
clinics.
It performs the specialised
functional investigations necessary
to fully assess the severity of
reflux and acid exposure of the
oesophagus.
According to Ms Caska, the
Peninsula is “very fortunate” to

have access to the “valuable
service”.
The Vidler Ave Skin Cancer
Centre is another new service.
The centre has the latest mole
and melanoma scanners and is
supported by various specialists,
to ensure patients get the best
professional service.
Dr John Caska and Dr Brian
Carroll said they saw the need for
a “dedicated and comprehensive
service” for the diagnosis and
treatment of skin cancers on the
Peninsula.
“They bring a great wealth of
experience
and
competence,
providing a much needed service
to patients,” Ms Caska said.
Mr Don Leggett AM officially
opened the Vidler Ave Medical
Centre.
Ms Caska said the centre
greatly appreciates Mr Leggett’s
generosity, interest and support for
the centre.
“Don wholeheartedly supports
the new centre, seeing it as another
step in providing local people with
first class services locally,” Ms
Caska said.
Press release, 27 Jul 2007
Alice Caska,
Vidler Ave Medical Centre

VIDLER AVE MEDICAL CENTRE
7 Vilder Ave, Woy Woy

(adjacent to Brisbane Waters Private Hostpital)

wishes to announce the opening of the

VIDLER AVE SKIN CANCER CENTRE
for the professional diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers and related conditions.
The Centre has the latest comprehensive scanning and other equipment to give
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News

Hall offered
Gosford
Council
has
resolved
to
offer
the
Mingaletta
Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
Corporation the management
of Umina Beach Community
Hall.

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after a fire in its kitchen.
Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Corporation had
been leasing space in Umina
Library from council but were
seeking larger facilities.

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Environment centre wins
The Woy Woy Environment
Centre has received has
won an award in the Keep
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Sustainable Cities Award.
The Woy Woy Environment
Centre received the award for
their “outstanding contribution to
environmental education on the
Central Coast”.
“The Woy Woy Environment
Centre are worthy winners of our
Landcom Overall Sustainable
Community Award,” the acting
chief executive of Keep Australia
Beautiful NSW, Mr Peter McLean,

said.
“This dedicated group of
volunteers is significantly improving
the
level
of
environmental
awareness on the Central Coast.
“Woy Woy Environment Centre
facilitates and promotes forward
thinking for developing more
sustainable communities, their
programs and activities include
weekend environmental education
and threatened species workshops
with guest speakers as well as film
nights, a great website and field
visits.
“The
ongoing
commitment

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Support for path
Continued from page 1
Officers stated that design
measures
were
considered
adequate to address safety
concerns.
Officers also stated that while
minor
environmental
impacts
could occur, the risks were low as
works were minimal and proposed
safeguards would be in place.
Officers
stated
that:
“the
application
is
accompanied
by specialist reports/plans to
identify and effectively mange
environmental impacts relating to
erosion and sedimentation, acid
sulphate soils, conservation and
protection of native flora and fauna
and aboriginal archaeological
deposits”.
Officers also stated that noise
levels were not anticipated to

increase as a result of the proposal,
nor would the proposal “adversely
impact privacy”
Submissions in support of the
proposal stated that it would be a
“welcome addition” to the foreshore
and would reduce cycle traffic on
Blackwall Rd.
They also stated that the
pathway would give older people
and families the opportunity to
enjoy the foreshore and its views
from a firm footing.
The submissions stated that it
would be a boon for wheel chairs
and powered scooters as at
present they “presently get bogged
in some of the more sandy areas”.
“This will be by far the safest
way to go and my grandchildren
will enjoy the easier route to the
playground on their bicycles.
“The proposed route will make

Casuarinas may go
Several casuarina trees may
be removed from the Woy
Woy foreshore to make way
for a cycle and pedestrian
path, according to a recent
Gosford Council report.
However, the number to be
removed has been reduced
following comments from council’s
Tree Management Officer.
The officer stated that the trees
were “generally in good condition”
and would be classified as “trees of
particular merit or significance that
warrant great effort to retain”.
The officer stated that there was
only one casuarina tree on the
foreshore reserve at the rear of
142 North Burge Rd, which would
be classified as a tree that required
removal due to decline through
disease or poor conditions.
“This would be the only tree that
would warrant removal,” the officer
stated.
“The proposal should address
the alignment of the path being
constructed around the trees that
are proposed to be removed, so
these trees can be retained and
not to disturb or damage the root
systems.”
Council officers stated that, in
response to the concerns, the
application had been amended to
realign sections of the path to allow
for the established casuarina trees
to be retained.
“The amended path is consistent
with the natural unformed foot track

which runs through these trees.”
Submissions to council had
noted concern about the removal
of the trees.
One submission stated that
the casuarina trees were “the
only stand of its kind along the
waterfront for the entire length of
the proposed pathway”.
Council officers stated that:
“Overall, the proposal attempts
to retain as many existing trees
as possible whilst addressing the
design standards for pathways and
cycleways”.
“The route and location above
ground level of the pathway
deliberately tries to avoid many of
the trees and their root systems.
“It is also suggested that for
each existing tree removed, a
replacement is provided of a similar
species and planted in a convenient
location adjoining the pathway in
the vicinity of the original.

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Gosford Council’s Flood Risk
Management Committee has
recommended that Cardno
Lawson Treloar be engaged
to complete an Empire Bay
Catchment Flood Study.
A report to council stated that
expressions of interest had been
called and submissions from 12
consultants reviewed.
Four consultants had been short
listed and invited to submit formal
tenders.
The consultants were also
informed that the same consultant
would be engaged for both
Davistown Catchment Flood Study
and Empire Bay Catchment Flood

Study.
The report stated that the upper
limiting fee for both studies was
$124,000 of which two thirds was
to be funded from grant funds and
one third from council.
Council has also received
a notional grant of $10,000
towards the commencement of
each of these studies under the
State Government Floodplain
Management Programme.
The committee has asked for
grant funding for the remainder
of the project from the State
Government which is expected to
be offered early next year.
Council agenda FM 011,
7 Aug 2007

Saturday, 11th August. Begins at 3.45pm
at the Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club
(corner of Beach Street & Broken Bay Road)
March to the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial on the Ettalong Foreshore.

Service commences 4pm.
Enjoy a Memorial Dinner at the club with the Irene St Johns band &
comedian Brian Doyle, 6.30pm.
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use of the beautiful waterside
location - an asset we can all enjoy,
whether cyclists, pedestrians or
kayakers.”
“It is a beautiful part of the coast
and the more people that can enjoy
this area the better.”
The cycleway is to be constructed
of 3m wide, 150mm thick reinforced
concrete.
A portion of the path between
the Sonter Ave and Lions Park will
require the construction of a raised
boardwalk over a distance of 35m.
The cycleway would traverses
two boat ramps with bollards,
handrails and signage provided.
The cycleway would also provide
links to adjoining streets including
Brick Wharf Rd, Park Rd, Bowden
Rd, Allfield Rd, and MacMasters
Rd.
Council officers stated that that
the proposed works would take 20
to 24 weeks to construct.

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Forum

Thrilled at poetry
opportunity
I attended my first Gosford
Bush Poets gathering last
month.
It was held upstairs at the
Gosford Hotel in a cosy room
with a group of interesting people
who attend the occasion on the
last Wednesday evening in every
month.
At first, I did not think I would
present any of my poems.
The first folks performed pieces
from the works of well-known poets
such as Henry Lawson, Banjo
Patterson and Shakespeare.
Without referring to written words,
these poets portrayed ballads and

Support on jetty fees?

own poems could read them out.
When delivering a piece by
another poet, one is required to
memorise and perform it by heart.
Of course, the environment was
friendly and warm, so mistakes
could be made … adding to the
beauty and humanness of the
event.
I presented short poems from
my collection and received a
customary standing ovation: a first
timer’s reward.
I am thrilled to be sharing my
work.

Forum
narrative poetry brilliantly.
It was a night of entertainment
and I thought my style of poetry
would not fit in with this wonderful
occasion.
However, others took to the
microphone.
One read a heartfelt poem he
had written.
It wasn’t comical or storytelling, it
was straight from his heart.
Because of this, I realised my
poems would be appropriate and
I was told people who write their

Suzie Palmer,
Umina

Most recognised of Woy
After having spoken to
State ALP member Marie
Andrews, the truth about her
involvement to try and have
Gosford Council rescind
their decision to name the
footbridge at Woy Woy the
Spike Milligan Bridge has

She also added that the bridge
was half paid for by the Labor
Government, naturally forgetting
that it was our taxes that paid for
it.
Her objection to the Spike
Milligan name was: “He was a
Pommie and not an Australian.”
When asked why ddn’t she make
her objection known during the
public survey period as advertised
by the Gosford Council and then
later by the Sun newspaper, she
stated that she was unaware of
any council survey and that the
council was extremely lax in letter
her know what was going on.
These remarks have come
from our elected representative
to the NSW State Parliament
and I personally find them most
unacceptable.
Whether you like Spike or not, he
was and still is the most recognised
person that ever walked the streets
of the sleepy town of Woy.

Forum
finally been uncovered.
Ms Andrews stated that her
preference was for the name of a
former Labor party member who
lived in the area and someone who
I had never heard of before.

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Member for Gosford Marie
Andrew
says:
“Local
residents cannot afford to
pay more as many are already
under a great deal of financial
strain, particularly those on
fixed incomes and those
suffering under a number of
recent interest rate rises.”

Forum
a packed auditorium at the
Everglades Country Club on
December 2 asked for assistance
regarding the rise of 250% in jetty
fees for those same residents.
We got nothing from our
Member!
Kylie Kelly
Phegans Bay

Where was her support when

Problems of illiteracy
Illiteracy is the number one
cause of young people going
to prison.
Generally, once a young person
has been incarcerated for an
extended length of time, they tend
to be in and out of prison for the
rest of their lives.
Please be sure to make all
mothers
(and
grandmothers)
aware that extra reading, writing
and arithmetic lessons assist their
children long-term.
Lots of support, praise and
compliments are also necessary.

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The more encouragement, praise
and compliments a child receives,
the higher their self-esteem.
The higher a child’s self-esteem,
the better their abilities are.
Increased awareness of the
problems of illiteracy and the help
that is required will keep many
young people out of a lot of trouble
and strife.
Juanita Hutchesson
Umina

Rudd should
join Liberals
Unfortunately, the majority
of Australian’s support party
autocracy in regards to
governing the states and the
country.
As Australia is veering to a one
party dictatorship, one feels, in the
interest in democracy, one should
give some advice to the Liberal
Party.
I suggest that they must secure,
urgently, a supreme spin doctor, the
likes of Bob Carr or Kevin Rudd.

Forum
They must find a leader who
has the spiel and charisma to
orchestrate a fawning media.
Then they wil have it made.
In the old days, most politicians
believed in something, but these
days, it’s all spin, image and the
money and the market.
Keith Whitfield
Woy Woy

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SUNDAY 12th AUGUST
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and displays, and memorabilia
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August 6, 2007 - Peninsula News - Page 15

Arts & Entertainment

Hands wander
at folk club

Semi-figurative
paintings shown

Chris Gillespie and The
Wandering Hands will be
appearing at the Troubadour
folk club on Saturday, August
25, at 7pm.
“This is a great chance to see a
rising star in the music industry,”
said Troubadour publicity officer
Ms Leila Desborough.
“They play various Sydney
venues as well as music festivals
across Australia.
“Their music has been heard on
radio stations such as ABC Radio
National, FBI radio in Sydney and
various community stations around
Australia.”
Ms Desborough said floor spots
would also be available for local
musicians.
A light supper is also provided.
The performance will be $10 for
non-members, $8 for members
and $7 concession
The performance will take place

John Sorby of Merewether
is exhibiting his “large semifigurative” paintings at the
Patonga Bakehouse Gallery
beginning Sunday, August 5.

“His images are a fusion of
loosely drawn figures with implied
architectural structures.
‘The use of strong blues, reds,
whites and blacks give a flag
like boldness to the paintings,”
Bakehouse painter Ms Jocelyn
Maughan said.
“John was trained in Newcastle
and Melbourne and has exhibited
widely and won numerous awards.
“He has been an exhibitor in
the recent Gosford Art Award and
is preparing a work for the 2007
competition.
“John tells me of his interesting
family connection to Broken Bay
though the Colonial-Admiralty

surveys of the 1860’s and now
via his works referencing the
shipping off Newcastle, so topical
and apparent on the Central Coast
horizon.”
Ms Maughan said her “delicate
watercolours of eggshells in
vertiginous compositions” would
also be on display, including her
latest work “Tiepolo’s eggs” which
was “reminiscent of the 18th
Century Italian fresco painter of
ceilings, Giambattista Tiepolo”.
Ms Maughan said the works of
Robin Norling, also on display,
were broad in their range; from still
life to abstraction, paintings from
the 1960s to today.
The gallery is open Sundays from
11am to 3pm or by appointment.

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Short and Sweet awards night
The first regional Short and
Sweet festival concluded
with a “sell-out” awards night
on Saturday, July 28, as part
of the final performance at
the Peninsula Theatre in Woy
Woy.
The
season
showcased
the best 10 works each of 10
minutes entered by Central Coast
playwrights.
They featured many local actors
and directors, along with a few
visiting guest performers.
“Winner of the award for Best
Original Script was Alexander
Gibbs for Dialogue, a quirky
romantic two-hander about life,
time, god and everything else, with
a brilliant twist at the end,” said
theatre marketing director Ms Lisa
Kelly.
“Best Actor was Randall Stagg
as Peter Sellers in Black Dog, Pink
Panther, a hilarious romp where

Sellers visits Woy Woy’s most
famous resident, Spike Milligan, in
hospital suffering from depression.
“The award for Best Director
went to local theatre personality
Brenda Logan for the very moving
Child’s Play, written by Shaun
Cramond Tinkler.
“Audience votes throughout the
week-long season were tallied and
the joint People’s Choice winners
were declared in a tie: John’s Liver,
and Black Dog, Pink Panther.
“John’s Liver by Tumbi Umbi
journalist and writer Richard
Noone is a brilliant comedy where
hungover internal organs complain
about their treatment.
“Black Dog, Pink Panther was
written by Steven McGrath and
directed by Ross Stagg with
Randall Stagg as Peter Sellers and
Nick McDougall as Spike Milligan.”
Ms Kelly said other plays
selected for the season included

How Green Was My Grocer by
Donna Cameron, Polemic by Rod
Milgate, Stand by Josh Gibbs, The
AWA by Simon Tonkin, Meditations
of a Blind Man Eating a Peach by
Jade Maitre and The Final Hour by
Dorian Mode.
Central Coast festival director
Steven Hopley paid tribute to the
large company of actors, writers,
directors and technicians who had
put the show together.
Gosford Council arts and culture
manager Ms Debra Schleger said
the festival would become an
annual fixture on the Central Coast
arts calendar.
Short and Sweet Central Coast
was a spin-off of the Short and
Sweet Festival which holds annual
events in Sydney, Melbourne and
Singapore and shortly in Malaysia,
the US and Britain.

Would you like to learn a new hobby or rekindle an
old passion in Silk Painting, Watercolour Painting or
Patchwork & Quilting?
Come along to our friendly classes and
make new friends.
Classes for Children in Pottery and Art also held.
Enrolments necessary and enquiries to Thel Browne 4341 3599.

Umina Public School Students - recipients of awards for their project book

Umina CWA International Day
Featured country - Malta

Umina Public School Students - received certificates for their projects

The winning project

Mr and Mrs Bonnicci presented information about Malta

Listening to the presentations

August 6, 2007 - Peninsula News - Page 19

Education

Distinctions
in English
Several students at Woy Woy
South Public School recently
received distinctions and
credits in the University of
NSW English Competition,
according
to
English
coordinator Ms Josephine
Booth.
“Congratulations to the 36
students who participated in
the University of NSW English
competition that was held last
term,” Ms Booth said.
Four
students
received
distinctions placing them in the top

10 per cent of the state.
They were Jasmine Mandy,
Chelcie Davies, Lauren Hayes and
Hannah Monaghan.
Another nine students received
credits.
The students were Aleesha
Caldwell, Sarah Monaghan, Athene
Rhodes, Matthew Da Silva, Sarah
Hatch, Caitlin McParlane, Luke
Reilly, Elizabeth Smith and Blake
Batton.
Newsletter, 24 July 2007
Josephine Booth,
Woy Woy South Public School
Grace Richardson getting her face painted on the night

Scouts join kite-flying
Umina
Scout
Group
celebrated 100 years of
Scouting in Australia on
Sunday, July 29, by taking
part in the 100-Up Challenge.
Eight Umina Joeys joined other
Central Coast Scout groups at
Hylton Moore Park, East Gosford.
The Joeys Scout section of the
club is for boys and girls aged six
and seven years old.
The aim of the challenge was to
get 100 kites in the air at one time.
The challenge coincided with
the opening of the World Scout
Jamboree in London.
Umina Scout Group leader Ms
Karen Sissons said the kids had a
great day together.

“The group managed to get all
100 kites off the ground for a few
minutes, which was exciting,” Ms
Sissons said.
“They had a great time playing
with the kites and meeting other
Central Coast Joeys.”
The group offers new members
the first three weeks free to enjoy
playing games, craft and mixing
with other children.
The
group
meets
every
Wednesday night at 5pm until
6pm.
For more information, contact
Nikki at umina_joeys@yahoo.com.
au
Clare Graham, 3 Aug 2007

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Fireworks go off at
second attempt
Pretty Beach Public School’s
annual fireworks night recent
saw hundreds gathered to
watch the winter display,
according to Principal Ms
Vicki Redrup.
“The parents, staff and children
of the school were relieved the
weather stayed at bay for this
second attempt at the fundraiser,”
Ms Redrup said.
“The event had initially been
intended for the weekend of the
June gales.”
Ms Redrup said the day began
with a rush for show bags before
the children took to the games
corner and Bumpy Castle.
“There was a constant line of
children keen to have their face

painted,” Ms Redrup said.
“The cake stall did a roaring
trade, the soup was delicious
and the fruit ice creams a hit with
everyone
“The penultimate highlight of
the night however, came when
The Boy’s Year Six Drummers and
Year Five music students took to
the field.
“Drumming teacher Mr Rowan
Jones kept the boys on queue as
they got the crowd in tune with
their African rhythms.
“Finally,
the
bigger
than
ever display hit the night sky
mesmerising the crowd with its
noise, colour and brightness.”
Fireworks night organiser Ms
Peta Randall, mother to three at

Pretty Beach, said the night had
been yet another success.
Ms Randall said: “The night just
shows what a happy industrious
school, and community, we have
here in Pretty Beach.
“Practically every parent at the
school has been involved in the
night and it’s something the kids
look forward to every year.”
Ms Redrup said she was proud
of the way everyone was able
to enjoy himself or herself and
thanked the Killcare Fire Brigade
for making sure the night went off
safely.
Press release, 26 Jul 2007
Vicki Redrup,
Pretty Beach Public School

Doing well in maths
Several students at Woy
Woy South Public School
have received distinctions
and credits in a mathematics
competition.
“Forty nine students from
Woy Woy South Public School
participated in the mathematics
competition,”
mathematics
coordinator Ms Tracey McKeown
said.

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Students
who
received
distinctions were Blake Batton and
Matthew Da Silva.
Students who received credits
were Matthew Bracher, Helen
Krucler,
Jacob
Smith,
Kiel

Significant Women: Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig spent 18 years
as private secretary to the
chief executive on Hornsby
& District Hospital where she
wore two hats when she was
appointed the Hospital's first
public relations officer.
She was the minute secretary to
all meetings, Board of Directors,
sub committees and medical.
Joyce chalked up many firsts.
In 1962, after the concept was
brought back from the United
States by Matron Morgan, Joyce
organised the first Pink Ladies
Auxiliary in a NSW hospital, talked
to women's groups, organised
a conference between hospital
executives and matrons and, in
less than two years, had recruited
over 300 volunteers for her own
hospital.
In 1958 she organised the first
Blood Donors Days held outside
the Blood Bank and soon had
recruited donors for two days,
twice a year.
Most of the volunteers came from
the business houses and factories
in the district.
She liaised with government
protocol officials when organising
official opening of buildings, as well
as with Woman's Day for a series
of medical stories.
In that post-war period, hospitals
had no funds for special projects,
so Joyce took up fund raising in
her own time.
Her weekly column in a local
newspaper helped gain support
of business houses, the media

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A second edition of “Significant Women of the Central
Coast 2007” has been published as an International
Women’s Day project.
The first edition was published last year.
It was collated by Ms Margaret Hardy, Gosford Council’s Citizen
of the Year, on behalf of the Multi Arts Confederation and Friends of
Caroline Bay Inc and printed by Gosford Council in March.
Women included in the publication have been nominated by their
friends and admirers of their work, according to Ms Hardy.
“Most have a social conscience which drives them to make a
difference, correct injustices, create works of art, or are creative in
their approach to people and life,” Ms Hardy said.
Peninsula News has been given permission to feature the profiles of
women of the Peninsula in each edition in further recognition of their
contribution to the community.
Cec Bucello, 13 Apr 2007

and the local printer and many
volunteers for her various projects.
She organised evening fashion
parades, art exhibitions in Westfield
Plaza and raffled an annual
Christmas stocking - 6ft of donated
goods with voluntary ticket sellers.
She also established annual
flower shows, opening of prize
winning
gardens,
including
Wrigleys and secured prizes for
the Hospital's annual golf day.
Among other functions, she set
up bridal parades, commenced
several new auxiliaries, including
the first staff auxiliary in a public
hospital as well as a younger
set, wrote a staff magazine and
organised the Hospital's first
Spring Festival, which is still held
on the day she chose.
Showcases
throughout
the
hospital sold donated hand-made
goods and she formulated the

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She
instigated
monthly
Departmental Heads meetings,
and undertook tours for the
new staff and, often at night or
weekends, conducted tours for
community groups.
In the Westfield Shopping Centre
was a permanent large billboard on
which were displayed photos and
notices of hospital events.
Her ideas were gathered when
representing the hospital at
conferences throughout the States
including, Tasmania, also from
family and friends.
Joyce was a Fellow of Australian
Hospital's
Public
Relations
Association.
On her retirement, the Board
of Directors created Joyce a Life
Member for Meritorious Service.
She is presently a Fellow of the
Fellowship of Australian Writers

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Joyce Craig was born on
September 1 1920, in Bathurst,
grew up in Newcastle, reared her
family in Sydney and moved to
Woy Woy in 1980 after becoming
widowed.
She then joined the Central
Coast Family History Society.
At this time the only information
Joyce had of her parents' heritage,
was that her paternal great
grandfather, who had jumped ship
in Australia, came from Scotland
and that her maternal grandmother
grew up in Ballarat,Victoria.
Records revealed that 21 years
old John Thomas Hunter, a seaman
from the Orkney Islands, jumped
ship in Newcastle on 25th July
1852. After much searching, Joyce
began corresponding and making
friends, with Hunter relatives in the
Orkney Islands, England, Scotland,
Canada and America.
Her first family history book was
born - "The Hunters from Birsay
Orkney to Australia 1727-1997".
This was launched in Watson's
Bay with many relatives present.
From then, every spare minute
found her either in the History
section of Gosford, Mitchell or
State Libraries or The Archives.
After obtaining several hundred
birth, death or marriage certificates
(84 for one book), writing near a
thousand letters all over the world,
Joyce has now published five
family history books.

She considers one of the most
interesting of her books is "Sam
Barby's Reprieve".
In 1823, three days prior to his
scheduled hanging, her great
grandfather's
sentence
was
changed to "Transportation beyond
the seas for the duration of the term
of his natural life".
Joyce researched this family
back to 1691 in Northhampton
and has found (at last count),
2049 descendants of Sam and his
convict wife Maria, with a further
1134 spouses and extended
families.
They became successful farmers
in Victoria. This book was launched
in Geelong.
Five books of over 200 pages
each, record stories collected from
almost 10,000 direct descendants
of her first settler fore bears as
well as some history of Australian
States. Several books have had
second and third printings.
Two books have been accepted
in the Henderson Awards of the
Australian Institute of Genealogical
Studies Inc in Melbourne and the
Premier's Award in NSW.
Joyce is a founding member of
the Woy Woy Writers.
In 14 years, this group has
published five books of short
stories and poems, which Joyce
has typeset for the printer.
Her 12th great-grandchild was
born at Christmas 2005

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telephone service
A new IT business in Killcare is
preparing to launch a cheaper
telephone service for Woy Woy
Peninsula residents.
Internet Strategic Solutions plans to provide
the area with untimed local and international
calls for eight cents per call to any household
with broadband internet.
Calls to mobiles are timed at 12.7 cents per
minute within Australia.
Owner Mr Jeremy Linton-Mann said there
are no catches to the service.
“It is just a $5 monthly credit card debit and
the cost of equipment that links broadband
internet connections to a telephone,” Mr
Linton-Mann said.
“This exciting new service will include a

voice capable modem and installation linking
by our qualified IT technicians.”
Installation for new customers includes
a new designated outgoing call line, new
telephone and new telephone/modem box.
The service is initially targeted at
communities from Wagstaffe to Killcare
Heights.
Other suburbs on the Peninsula will be
made available to the service once the IT
business has been well-established.
“We want all folk who are currently careful
with STD calls to benefit from our service,”
Mr Linton-Mann said.
“Therefore local, interstate and overseas
relatives can be called regularly for the
untimed eight cents per call.”

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Clearing allowed before construction certificate
Gosford Council has resolved
to allow clearing before
a construction certificate
is issued for a proposed
retirement village on Hillview
St, Woy Woy.
It resolved to modify Condition
1 of the development application
to state that no works could be
commenced without a construction
certificate other than investigative
earthworks, clearing of vegetation
within the proposed building
envelope and activities associated
with weed removal, native plant
and seed harvesting.
Condition one previously stated
that “no works shall be commenced
until a construction certificate has
been issued”.
Council has also resolved to
approach Bush Care groups to
obtain their support for the most
appropriate use of the 1500 cubic
metres of endangered ecological
community topsoil.
Cr Terri Latella dissented from
the motion.
Australian
Conservation
Foundation Central Coast branch
president Mr Mark Snell spoke
against the motion at the meeting.
Although not objecting to changes
to condition one in itself, Mr Snell
stated that other conditions should
also have been changed and
considered at the same time.
“Condition 81 of the development
consent requires permission from
the Department of Environment

and Climate Change (DEC) if,
among other things, the order in
which clearing takes place is to
change,” Mr Snell said.
“There is no evidence that the
DEC has given permission for this.
“Let’s be clear: This is not minor.
“The application is to allow
clearing of the whole building
envelope – the full extent of
clearing to be undertaken for this
development.
“It also allows work to occur in
the remaining bush area.
“It overrides the previous plans
for the staged clearing of the site.
“It allows this to proceed
without important environmental
safeguards.
“The developer will not be
required to pay a security deposit.
“He will not be required to pay
any money into an environmental
trust before clearing takes place.
“This means that if, for any
reason, development stops, there
is no money to restore the damage
that has been done.”
“There are many reasons that
development might stop.”
Mr Snell said that one reason
was that the developer had asked
for several other changes to
conditions of consent.
“Not all the details are public,” he
said.
“However, the developer has
written to council saying he is not
prepared to comply with Condition
80, which requires compensatory

works.
“He claims that an agreement
was reached. His contribution to
the trust fund was in place of these
works.
“If this agreement existed, why
was it not reflected in the consent
conditions?
“The DEC does not appear to
agree with the developer.
“And, if the DEC does not agree
with the proposed change and the
developer is not prepared to do the
work required, the development
would be brought to a halt.
“We could be left with extensive
environmental damage and no
mechanism to rectify it.
“Condition 80 and the trust
fund payments compensate for

the damage sustained by this
development.
“The payments to the fund were
staged to reflect the clearing of the
property.
“If the clearing of the property
is to happen at once, payment of
the full $225,000 should also be
required at once.
“If council is to proceed, at the
very least, this application should
be treated together with the other
requested changes.”
Mr Snell said the application
should have been referred to
the DEC, advertised for public
comment and a fresh assessment
made of the merits of the new
compensatory proposal.
“Because
the
changes

requested by the developer now
appear to differ substantially from
the SIS recommendations, there
are grounds to require a fresh
development application.
“This proposal is to allow
clearing without requiring any form
of security, without agreement on
compensatory measures, and
relies entirely on the goodwill and
generosity of the developer.
“This is naïve, shows no
prudence, and is poor planning
practice.”
“It creates a precedent which
could be exploited by other
developers and sends the wrong
message to the community.”
Council agenda ENV.49,
25 Jul 2007

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A native bandicoot and its
baby have been found dead
on the road in front of the
site for a retirement village
development in Hillview St,
Woy Woy, according to the
Central Coast branch of the
Australian
Conservation
Foundation.

president Mr Mark Snell said.
Mr Snell said it was a pity the
bandicoots, which were known
to inhabit the site, could not have
been trapped and relocated.
He said that development of the
site, even retaining half the bush,
meant that it was unlikely to remain
a viable refuge for native animals
and birds.

The death of the two animals
coincided with development activity
on the bushland site, ACF branch

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Learn pelican
rescue techniques
Peninsula
residents
interested in helping injured
pelicans will soon have the
opportunity to learn rescue
techniques.
Australian
Seabird
Rescue
spokesperson Rae Fiechter of Woy
Woy said a workshop would be
held at The Entrance by Australian
Seabird Rescue founder Lance
Ferris.
The seabird rescue workshop
will be held on Saturday, August
11, between 8.30am and 4pm at
the Oaks Waterfront Resort, The
Entrance.
Mr Fiechter said: “Recognising

an injured bird is quite easy once
you know what to look for.
“More often than not the bird can
be released immediately after a
hook or entangled line has been
removed.
“It is a very rewarding experience
to handle these magnificent birds.”
Bookings for the workshop are
essential and can be made by
telephoning 0415 866 885.
For more information about
Australian Seabird Rescue, visit
the website www.seabirdrescue.
org.
Press release, 27 Jul 2007
Rae Fiechter, Australian Sea Bird
Rescue Central Coast

Rainfall less
than one third
July was the driest month
since October last year,
according to rainfall figures
supplied by Mr Jim Morrison
of Woy Woy.
With just 31.2mm for the month,
rainfall was less than a third of the
month’s average fall of 97.8mm.

Only 25.6mm fell in October last
year, with the previous lowest being
just 12mm in April last year.
Despite the low rainfall last
month, the year-to-date average
remains 26 per cent above
average, at 1045mm compared to
the average of 824.8mm.
Mark Snell, 2 Aug 2007

Same site proposed
for new surf club
Gosford Council officers have
recommended the demolition
of the existing Killcare Surf
Club, and its reconstruction
on the same site in Beach Dr,
Killcare.
Council’s
development
assessment staff stated in a recent
report that “realistic and affordable
opportunities for redevelopment of
the Killcare Surf Club are limited”
and that “essentially duplicating
the existing building envelope is
the best option”.
“Any alternative locations would
involve delays and substantial
additional costs,” the staff stated.
Council officers suggested that
from an economic perspective
the proposal was “the only option”

available to council to allow
replacement of the existing Surf
Club within the near future.
In discussing the stability of the
site, council officers stated that the
engineering design, together with
the conditions of consent, were
aimed at minimising damage in the
event of a storm.
Officers noted that the Killcare
site “appears to be sited above a
rock shelf and less prone to storm
erosion”.
“A critical storm event that may
remove the volume of sand and
other improvements around the
surf club from the beach such that
substantial regeneration works
were required may not occur in
the lifetime of the new building,”
officers stated.

“If the existing surf club became
unusable and Killcare Beach were
to be left without a surf club facility
due to re-development of the
facility becoming uneconomical or
not being carried out because of
the recommendations contained
in the Coastal Management Plan,
the issue of beach safety for
beachgoers will arise.
“The probability of an event such
as a drowning to occur due to
the removal of the existing facility
would very likely be far higher than
the occurrence of the relevant
storm event (this is an opinion
only as there are no statistics or
other evidence to support this
contention).”
Council agenda ENV.59, 7 Aug
2007

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A local bakery has made it to
the 10 top finalists in a search
for the best Aussie meat pie.
Bremen Patisserie was named
by competition organiser in the top
10.
From the top 10 bakeries, three
were from New South Wales, two
were from Western Australia, two
were from Victoria, with one each
from the Australian Capitol Territory,
Queensland and South Australia.
The top 10 pies were flown to
Sydney to be judged by a panel
consisting of Jono Coleman,
Olympic volleyball gold medallist Ms
Kerri Pottharst, Susie Maroney,
That’s Life magazine editor Ms
Linda Smith and food editor Ms
Darlene Allston.
The winning bakery, Village Hot
Bake of Dubbo, was announced on
Wednesday, August 1.
The pie shop received a Best
Aussie Meat Pie trophy, a winner’s
certificate and $2000 in prize
money.
The competition was organised
by That’s Life magazine.

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